This is Volume II in Thomas Brassey's five volume work on all aspects of the British Navy. It contains a lot of interesting information about the developement of naval vessels and their armament. It has been scanned by Google. People with more knowledge of copyright laws than me might be able to explain why a substantial number of illustrations have been blanked (the date is 1882!). The corresponding pages have been blurred, making it nearly impossible to grasp any text on them. Unfortunately no other versions seem to be available.